Thesaurus results for ENTRUSTMENT

entrustment

noun

Definition of entrustment

as in consignment

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Recent Examples of entrustment Kenneth has been charged with obstructing official business and wrongful entrustment. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Duncan Disposal, also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, is accused of vicarious liability, negligent hiring, retention and supervision, and negligent entrustment. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 The Constitution’s crown jewel was the entrustment of the power to take the nation to war exclusively to Congress, leaving to the president authority to respond unilaterally to sudden attacks that had already broken the peace. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The living room’s vintage Fortuny drapes are the exception that proves the rule, spotted by Higgins in a Newport consignment shop mid-vacation and hung exactly as found.

— Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
The online consignment and thrift store and resale-as-a-service (Raas) provider’s annual report offers insights into how consumers and brands perceive the secondhand market.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of consignment

Noun

Softer labor figures would justify a balanced approach at the Warsh Fed, leading the committee to take the employment side of the institution's dual mandate into consideration, effectively loosening financial conditions.

— Justina Lee,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
University of Pittsburgh researchers studied RTO mandates at big public companies and found no gain in financial performance — just a drop in employee satisfaction.

— Lori Janke, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of mandate

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Festivalgoers were able to learn about and support several organizations working across reproductive rights, maternal health, economic empowerment, domestic violence prevention and gender equity at the Daisy Chain Reaction philanthropy village.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2026
Not with hardcore perreo or the female empowerment anthems that have become her trademark, but with the vulnerability of a broken heart.

— Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of empowerment

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The firm holds Better Business Bureau accreditation with an A rating.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
The accreditation included a thorough review of the school district’s classroom instruction, continuous improvement efforts, practices and governance, such as evaluators observing learning environments.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of accreditation

Noun

Thousands of homes were destroyed by the disaster, David Fisher, the Nepal delegation head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, told reporters in Geneva on Friday.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Khaled stood in front of a currency exchange kiosk with Chloë, his co-organizer for the delegation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegation

Noun

Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of commendation

Noun

Prosecutions involving the United Kingdom’s corporate criminal facilitation of tax evasion offense have been a long time coming.

— Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
That doesn’t require elaborate facilitation techniques or hours of preparation.

— Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026

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